Class A First-hand BFRO #4556

Midnight sighting by motorist on Coy Rd

1977 around midnight Ney, Defiance County, Ohio 1 witness

Account

The witness was traveling at highway speed around midnight after getting off work when they noticed a tall hairy figure standing in a ditch beside a cement bridge. The figure's head was well above the bridge deck, leading the witness to estimate a height of eight to nine feet. The witness went back in daylight the next morning and found no tall vegetation that could explain the sighting.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Described appearance

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Height src
eight to nine foot tall
Hair colour src
brown
Posture src
standing
Other features src
covered with hair

Facts & provenance

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Date
1977
Stated BFRO report #4556 · BFRO report, labelled field: Year
Time of day
around midnight
Stated BFRO report #4556 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Ney, Defiance County, Ohio
Stated BFRO report #4556 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
41.35, -84.54 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 4556 (5 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #4556 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Derived BFRO report #4556 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section · read with 70% confidence
Figures reported
1
Stated BFRO report #4556 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
traveling at 55-60 mph
Stated BFRO report #4556 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
a tall being covered with brown hair
Stated BFRO report #4556 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #4556 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Follow-up

The witness returned the next morning to check the site and found no tall weeds that could explain the sighting and did not check for tracks.

BFRO report, “Also Noticed” section

Source timeline

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